Jurisdiction - Applicability of provisions

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A. If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this state has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order.

B. A tribunal of this state exercising jurisdiction under this section shall apply the provisions of Articles 1 and 2, this article and the procedural and substantive law of this state to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Articles 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 do not apply.

Added by Laws 1997, c. 360, § 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 367, § 40, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2015, c. 104, § 48, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2016, c. 148, § 22, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.


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